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ACTNews, LUMAJANG
REGENCY – Unlike most of the residents of Corah Kobokan Hamlet, Supiturang
Village, Candipuro District, Sunarto (49) does not own land that he can cultivate.
He relied only on peddling groceries. “I have no land, only a house with a
little yard. At home, I used to sell groceries even though my business was small,” explained Sunarto, Thursday (12/30/2021).
He used to sell groceries
using a motorbike with a wooden cart attached to it. With the bike and cart
that he bought in installments, he was able to earn IDR100 to 200 thousand each
day to make ends meet.
When Mount Semeru
erupted, he did not think about saving his belongings. "The important
thing was that my family and I are safe. I didn’t think much about the cart,"
said Sunarto. He fled to a mosque where he found his wife and children
Five days later,
Sunarto returned home only to find his house badly damaged. His cart, luckily,
was intact. Though it was covered in ash,
it sustained no significant damages. Unfortunately, he had no capital to
rebuild his business,
To help Sunarto, Aksi
Cepat Tanggap (ACT) gave him a business grant. “Alhamdulillah, I am grateful
for this assistance. I can sell again. Now, all I want is a house where I can
live. It’s not comfortable to stay here in the evacuation location for too long.
Thank you, ACT and donors. May God grant you good health," prayed Sunarto.
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